Philippe Nondédéo
Biographic Data
| ID | 177658 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philippe Nondédéo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philippe |
| FAMILY NAME | Nondédéo |
| SIGNATURE | NONDÉDÉO P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6899-7949 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 111 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Historical trajectories and individual lives: Cultural and isotopic approaches to funerary contexts at Naachtun (Guatemala)
In the analysis of funerary practices, burials that deviate from apparent standards always attract particular attention. In the Maya area, due to the regional variability of these practices, it may be tempting to attribute such anomalies to individuals of foreign origin. However, other possibilities exist. Recent advances in the understanding of the history and dynamics of the Maya city of Naachtun (Guatemala) provide an opportunity to examine th…
Wetland landscapes in the Southern Maya Lowlands (Naachtun, Guatemala) from the ancient agroecosystems to the tropical biosphere reserve: Ecology, exploitation and management of water and soil resourc…
In the Biosphere Reserve of the Maya Lowlands, the large‐scale characterisation of the current wetlands ecology and the exploitation and management of their natural resources by the ancient Maya is severely constrained by the forest. This paper presents an integrated geomatic, geoarchaeological and ecological approach, developed to overcome this obstacle in the microregion of the Naachtun Maya city. It is based on the analysis of LiDAR, and field…
Instrumentos y simbolismo sonoro maya en Naachtun, Guatemala
En este trabajo presentamos evidencias de actividades sonoras excavadas en distintos contextos arqueológicos de la ciudad de Naachtun, una capital regional maya del norte de el Petén (Guatemala), a través del análisis de instrumentos sonoros y de sus elementos iconográficos. Estos artefactos integran conjuntos de objetos que cumplen funciones interrelacionadas que son claves para proponer interpretaciones vinculadas a sus características organoló…
The contribution of 3D models to the study of stone monuments in the Maya area
The Maya area is known for its numerous monuments sculpted in limestone, which suffered severe erosion over time. The Mayas used soft limestone, which is sensitive to weathering, to carve iconographic motives and inscriptions on stelae, altars and panels. A systematic program of documentation was developed for monuments considered plain-without reliefs visible to the naked eye. Thanks to photogrammetry and various treatments generated from photog…
Maya Kingship: Rupture and Transformation from Classic to Postclassic Times
Changes in Maya Rulership at the End of the Classic Period: An Introduction
Fuel economy, woodland management and adaptation strategies in a Classic Maya city: Applying anthracology to urban settings in high biodiversity tropical forests
The funerary and architectural history of an ancient Maya residential group: Group 5N6, Naachtun, Guatemala
The majority of ancient Maya funerary contexts, at least those reported by archaeology, are residential in nature. This cultural specificity, while it renders the excavation process more complex, establishes a link between the grave and the surrounding buildings. In turn, this association allows for a very high chronological resolution in reconstructing the history of these residences and the lives of their inhabitants. At Naachtun (Petén, Guatem…
Teotihuacanos y mayas en la “entrada” de 11 Eb’ (378 d.C.): Nuevos datos de Naachtun, Petén, Guatemala
Desde que a mediados del siglo XX se detectó en el registro arqueológico la presencia de rasgos teotihuacanos en el área maya, entender la naturaleza de dicha presencia ha sido objeto de un largo y fuerte debate. Hace ya casi veinte años, David Stuart, siguiendo el trabajo seminal de Tatiana Proskouriakoff, sugirió, basándose en la lectura e interpretación de los textos epigráficos disponibles, que uno de los episodios de la compleja interacción …
Late fire ceremonies and abandonment behaviors at the Classic Maya city of Naachtun, Guatemala
Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala
Classic Maya civilization in detail Lidar (a type of airborne laser scanning) provides a powerful technique for three-dimensional mapping of topographic features. It is proving to be a valuable tool in archaeology, particularly where the remains of structures may be hidden beneath forest canopies. Canuto et al. present lidar data covering more than 2000 square kilometers of lowland Guatemala, which encompasses ancient settlements of the Classic M…
Naachtun: Organisation, essor et histoire d’une capitale régionale maya
Nondédéo Philippe. Naachtun : organisation, essor et histoire d’une capitale régionale maya. In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 160e année, N. 3, 2016. pp. 1211-1228
Dynamiques croisées des milieux et des sociétés dans les basses terres tropicales mayas: Hydrosystème et agrosystème à Naachtun (Guatemala)
La gestion des ressources en milieu intertropical a de tout temps constitué un enjeu crucial pour l’essor et la prospérité des sociétés complexes. L’éco-socio-système de Naachtun, grande cité maya de la période Classique (250-950 apr. J.-C.), est au cœur de cette problématique. Il est étudié sous l’angle de la variabilité des ressources en eau et en sol, laquelle dépend du climat de l’environnement et des sociétés. L’hydrosystème et l’agrosystème…
Río Bec. Des grandes maisons et des récoltes
Dans la région de Río Bec, les données archéologiques, iconographiques et épigraphiques indiquent que la royauté n'a pas vraiment eu cours de 550 à 950 apr. J.-C. Des élites nobles, en revanche, furent d'importants acteurs, construisant des résidences à forte visibilité et contrôlant des domaines agricoles, ce qui servit leurs stratégies de factions et, tardivement, la diffusion d'idées architecturales sur une large zone. L'image que l'on reconst…
Río Bec Settlement Patterns and Local Sociopolitical Organization
Based on settlement patterns in the Río Bec micro-region, a study zone (100 km2) focused on the eponymous site, there is no evidence that any of the monumental groups underwent true processes of significant, sustainable nucleation on a broad sociopolitical level. This paper analyzes Río Bec settlement patterns in order to better understand why processes of agglomeration did not occur at the site. Our approach to this question consists of analyzin…
Living Together in Río Bec Houses: Coresidence, Rank, and Alliance
In an attempt to interpret Classic Maya elite and commoner residential patterns beyond usual assumptions about filiation, family cycle, and household economic adaptation, we explore the specific ways people were “living together,” in the sense of the coresidence concept, in Maya societies conceived of as ranked societies, or “house societies,” as created by Claude Lévi-Strauss. Beyond kinship and economic organization, residential patterns can be…
Structure 5n2 (“Group A): A Río Bec Paradigmatic Palace
Structure 5N2 (initially named “Group A”) at Río Bec is the first ruin in the region to have been recorded and is its most important towered building. While it is reasonable to question the specific role such emblematic monumental structures played in the region's sociopolitical organization, precise data concerning their dating, construction history, and functions has been lacking. The recent study of Structure 5N2 has improved our understanding…
Chronology of the Río Bec Settlement and Architecture
Chronology is a crucial issue given the specific settlement patterns of the Río Bec region located on the northern fringe of the Maya central lowlands. Fine-resolution chronology of the local residential occupation in its many spatial and temporal forms is one of the main proxies available to reconstruct social organization and dynamics, in the absence of a nucleated center with the typical Maya political monuments usually investigated. Variabili…
Río Bec (Basses Terres mayas) 2002-2008
Bien plus qu’un site, Rio Bec est aussi une province culturelle maya au coeur de la péninsule du Yucatan (Mexique), définie a priori par un style architectural et iconographique. L’habitat y est dispersé, dénué de centre nucléé, mais le paysage apparaît nettement aménagé. Les travaux de terrain (2002-2008) ont d’abord eu pour objectif de mieux appréhender les fondements de l’originalité Río Bec (style et habitat, organisation sociale et politique…
Kajtún, un nuevo sitio maya con monumentos esculpidos en la región Río Bec
sitio maya con monumentos esculpidos en la
Río Bec Settlement Patterns and Local Sociopolitical Organization
Based on settlement patterns in the Río Bec micro-region, a study zone (100 km2) focused on the eponymous site, there is no evidence that any of the monumental groups underwent true processes of significant, sustainable nucleation on a broad sociopolitical level. This paper analyzes Río Bec settlement patterns in order to better understand why processes of agglomeration did not occur at the site. Our approach to this question consists of analyzin…
Chronology of the Río Bec Settlement and Architecture
Chronology is a crucial issue given the specific settlement patterns of the Río Bec region located on the northern fringe of the Maya central lowlands. Fine-resolution chronology of the local residential occupation in its many spatial and temporal forms is one of the main proxies available to reconstruct social organization and dynamics, in the absence of a nucleated center with the typical Maya political monuments usually investigated. Variabili…
Living Together in Río Bec Houses: Coresidence, Rank, and Alliance
In an attempt to interpret Classic Maya elite and commoner residential patterns beyond usual assumptions about filiation, family cycle, and household economic adaptation, we explore the specific ways people were “living together,” in the sense of the coresidence concept, in Maya societies conceived of as ranked societies, or “house societies,” as created by Claude Lévi-Strauss. Beyond kinship and economic organization, residential patterns can be…
Structure 5n2 (“Group A): A Río Bec Paradigmatic Palace
Structure 5N2 (initially named “Group A”) at Río Bec is the first ruin in the region to have been recorded and is its most important towered building. While it is reasonable to question the specific role such emblematic monumental structures played in the region's sociopolitical organization, precise data concerning their dating, construction history, and functions has been lacking. The recent study of Structure 5N2 has improved our understanding…
Teotihuacanos y mayas en la “entrada” de 11 Eb’ (378 d.C.): Nuevos datos de Naachtun, Petén, Guatemala
Desde que a mediados del siglo XX se detectó en el registro arqueológico la presencia de rasgos teotihuacanos en el área maya, entender la naturaleza de dicha presencia ha sido objeto de un largo y fuerte debate. Hace ya casi veinte años, David Stuart, siguiendo el trabajo seminal de Tatiana Proskouriakoff, sugirió, basándose en la lectura e interpretación de los textos epigráficos disponibles, que uno de los episodios de la compleja interacción …
Kajtún, un nuevo sitio maya con monumentos esculpidos en la región Río Bec
sitio maya con monumentos esculpidos en la
Fuel economy, woodland management and adaptation strategies in a Classic Maya city: Applying anthracology to urban settings in high biodiversity tropical forests
Late fire ceremonies and abandonment behaviors at the Classic Maya city of Naachtun, Guatemala
Río Bec. Des grandes maisons et des récoltes
Dans la région de Río Bec, les données archéologiques, iconographiques et épigraphiques indiquent que la royauté n'a pas vraiment eu cours de 550 à 950 apr. J.-C. Des élites nobles, en revanche, furent d'importants acteurs, construisant des résidences à forte visibilité et contrôlant des domaines agricoles, ce qui servit leurs stratégies de factions et, tardivement, la diffusion d'idées architecturales sur une large zone. L'image que l'on reconst…
Wetland landscapes in the Southern Maya Lowlands (Naachtun, Guatemala) from the ancient agroecosystems to the tropical biosphere reserve: Ecology, exploitation and management of water and soil resourc…
In the Biosphere Reserve of the Maya Lowlands, the large‐scale characterisation of the current wetlands ecology and the exploitation and management of their natural resources by the ancient Maya is severely constrained by the forest. This paper presents an integrated geomatic, geoarchaeological and ecological approach, developed to overcome this obstacle in the microregion of the Naachtun Maya city. It is based on the analysis of LiDAR, and field…
The funerary and architectural history of an ancient Maya residential group: Group 5N6, Naachtun, Guatemala
The majority of ancient Maya funerary contexts, at least those reported by archaeology, are residential in nature. This cultural specificity, while it renders the excavation process more complex, establishes a link between the grave and the surrounding buildings. In turn, this association allows for a very high chronological resolution in reconstructing the history of these residences and the lives of their inhabitants. At Naachtun (Petén, Guatem…
Dynamiques croisées des milieux et des sociétés dans les basses terres tropicales mayas: Hydrosystème et agrosystème à Naachtun (Guatemala)
La gestion des ressources en milieu intertropical a de tout temps constitué un enjeu crucial pour l’essor et la prospérité des sociétés complexes. L’éco-socio-système de Naachtun, grande cité maya de la période Classique (250-950 apr. J.-C.), est au cœur de cette problématique. Il est étudié sous l’angle de la variabilité des ressources en eau et en sol, laquelle dépend du climat de l’environnement et des sociétés. L’hydrosystème et l’agrosystème…
Naachtun: Organisation, essor et histoire d’une capitale régionale maya
Nondédéo Philippe. Naachtun : organisation, essor et histoire d’une capitale régionale maya. In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 160e année, N. 3, 2016. pp. 1211-1228
Kajtún, un nuevo sitio maya con monumentos esculpidos en la región Río Bec
sitio maya con monumentos esculpidos en la
Río Bec (Basses Terres mayas) 2002-2008
Bien plus qu’un site, Rio Bec est aussi une province culturelle maya au coeur de la péninsule du Yucatan (Mexique), définie a priori par un style architectural et iconographique. L’habitat y est dispersé, dénué de centre nucléé, mais le paysage apparaît nettement aménagé. Les travaux de terrain (2002-2008) ont d’abord eu pour objectif de mieux appréhender les fondements de l’originalité Río Bec (style et habitat, organisation sociale et politique…
Río Bec Settlement Patterns and Local Sociopolitical Organization
Based on settlement patterns in the Río Bec micro-region, a study zone (100 km2) focused on the eponymous site, there is no evidence that any of the monumental groups underwent true processes of significant, sustainable nucleation on a broad sociopolitical level. This paper analyzes Río Bec settlement patterns in order to better understand why processes of agglomeration did not occur at the site. Our approach to this question consists of analyzin…
Living Together in Río Bec Houses: Coresidence, Rank, and Alliance
In an attempt to interpret Classic Maya elite and commoner residential patterns beyond usual assumptions about filiation, family cycle, and household economic adaptation, we explore the specific ways people were “living together,” in the sense of the coresidence concept, in Maya societies conceived of as ranked societies, or “house societies,” as created by Claude Lévi-Strauss. Beyond kinship and economic organization, residential patterns can be…
Structure 5n2 (“Group A): A Río Bec Paradigmatic Palace
Structure 5N2 (initially named “Group A”) at Río Bec is the first ruin in the region to have been recorded and is its most important towered building. While it is reasonable to question the specific role such emblematic monumental structures played in the region's sociopolitical organization, precise data concerning their dating, construction history, and functions has been lacking. The recent study of Structure 5N2 has improved our understanding…
Chronology of the Río Bec Settlement and Architecture
Chronology is a crucial issue given the specific settlement patterns of the Río Bec region located on the northern fringe of the Maya central lowlands. Fine-resolution chronology of the local residential occupation in its many spatial and temporal forms is one of the main proxies available to reconstruct social organization and dynamics, in the absence of a nucleated center with the typical Maya political monuments usually investigated. Variabili…
Río Bec. Des grandes maisons et des récoltes
Dans la région de Río Bec, les données archéologiques, iconographiques et épigraphiques indiquent que la royauté n'a pas vraiment eu cours de 550 à 950 apr. J.-C. Des élites nobles, en revanche, furent d'importants acteurs, construisant des résidences à forte visibilité et contrôlant des domaines agricoles, ce qui servit leurs stratégies de factions et, tardivement, la diffusion d'idées architecturales sur une large zone. L'image que l'on reconst…
Naachtun: Organisation, essor et histoire d’une capitale régionale maya
Nondédéo Philippe. Naachtun : organisation, essor et histoire d’une capitale régionale maya. In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 160e année, N. 3, 2016. pp. 1211-1228
Dynamiques croisées des milieux et des sociétés dans les basses terres tropicales mayas: Hydrosystème et agrosystème à Naachtun (Guatemala)
La gestion des ressources en milieu intertropical a de tout temps constitué un enjeu crucial pour l’essor et la prospérité des sociétés complexes. L’éco-socio-système de Naachtun, grande cité maya de la période Classique (250-950 apr. J.-C.), est au cœur de cette problématique. Il est étudié sous l’angle de la variabilité des ressources en eau et en sol, laquelle dépend du climat de l’environnement et des sociétés. L’hydrosystème et l’agrosystème…
Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala
Classic Maya civilization in detail Lidar (a type of airborne laser scanning) provides a powerful technique for three-dimensional mapping of topographic features. It is proving to be a valuable tool in archaeology, particularly where the remains of structures may be hidden beneath forest canopies. Canuto et al. present lidar data covering more than 2000 square kilometers of lowland Guatemala, which encompasses ancient settlements of the Classic M…
Teotihuacanos y mayas en la “entrada” de 11 Eb’ (378 d.C.): Nuevos datos de Naachtun, Petén, Guatemala
Desde que a mediados del siglo XX se detectó en el registro arqueológico la presencia de rasgos teotihuacanos en el área maya, entender la naturaleza de dicha presencia ha sido objeto de un largo y fuerte debate. Hace ya casi veinte años, David Stuart, siguiendo el trabajo seminal de Tatiana Proskouriakoff, sugirió, basándose en la lectura e interpretación de los textos epigráficos disponibles, que uno de los episodios de la compleja interacción …
Late fire ceremonies and abandonment behaviors at the Classic Maya city of Naachtun, Guatemala
Fuel economy, woodland management and adaptation strategies in a Classic Maya city: Applying anthracology to urban settings in high biodiversity tropical forests
The funerary and architectural history of an ancient Maya residential group: Group 5N6, Naachtun, Guatemala
The majority of ancient Maya funerary contexts, at least those reported by archaeology, are residential in nature. This cultural specificity, while it renders the excavation process more complex, establishes a link between the grave and the surrounding buildings. In turn, this association allows for a very high chronological resolution in reconstructing the history of these residences and the lives of their inhabitants. At Naachtun (Petén, Guatem…
Maya Kingship: Rupture and Transformation from Classic to Postclassic Times
Changes in Maya Rulership at the End of the Classic Period: An Introduction
Wetland landscapes in the Southern Maya Lowlands (Naachtun, Guatemala) from the ancient agroecosystems to the tropical biosphere reserve: Ecology, exploitation and management of water and soil resourc…
In the Biosphere Reserve of the Maya Lowlands, the large‐scale characterisation of the current wetlands ecology and the exploitation and management of their natural resources by the ancient Maya is severely constrained by the forest. This paper presents an integrated geomatic, geoarchaeological and ecological approach, developed to overcome this obstacle in the microregion of the Naachtun Maya city. It is based on the analysis of LiDAR, and field…
Instrumentos y simbolismo sonoro maya en Naachtun, Guatemala
En este trabajo presentamos evidencias de actividades sonoras excavadas en distintos contextos arqueológicos de la ciudad de Naachtun, una capital regional maya del norte de el Petén (Guatemala), a través del análisis de instrumentos sonoros y de sus elementos iconográficos. Estos artefactos integran conjuntos de objetos que cumplen funciones interrelacionadas que son claves para proponer interpretaciones vinculadas a sus características organoló…
The contribution of 3D models to the study of stone monuments in the Maya area
The Maya area is known for its numerous monuments sculpted in limestone, which suffered severe erosion over time. The Mayas used soft limestone, which is sensitive to weathering, to carve iconographic motives and inscriptions on stelae, altars and panels. A systematic program of documentation was developed for monuments considered plain-without reliefs visible to the naked eye. Thanks to photogrammetry and various treatments generated from photog…
Historical trajectories and individual lives: Cultural and isotopic approaches to funerary contexts at Naachtun (Guatemala)
In the analysis of funerary practices, burials that deviate from apparent standards always attract particular attention. In the Maya area, due to the regional variability of these practices, it may be tempting to attribute such anomalies to individuals of foreign origin. However, other possibilities exist. Recent advances in the understanding of the history and dynamics of the Maya city of Naachtun (Guatemala) provide an opportunity to examine th…
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